RD Burman LP

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the honest debate question is whether it is actually worth it

At times, RDB did produce some pathetic work as well :)

I still remember Vidhu Vinod Chopra explaining what RDB wanted to do originally for 1942 A Love Story.
 
reubensm said:
At times, RDB did produce some pathetic work as well :)
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And some plagiarism at times too (including the famous duo of Laxmikant Pyarelal too). But honestly, its not about them. The exorbitant pricing is the result of greed of a few people who don't understand a dime about music. Thinking that just an RDB record will fetch thousands is simply not the thought of a music lover. In fact many music lovers would laugh at these prices since the music is available on other mediums too; for sane prices.

Such sellers look for those 'over-obsessed' vinyl lovers who can afford to pay for their obsession. (risky term to use on this forum:o)
There is a very thin & faint line between love and obsession (for vinyl...in this case) and one should be able to judge it to take the best decision.

Just my 2 cents!
 
reubensm said:
the honest debate question is whether it is actually worth it

At times, RDB did produce some pathetic work as well :)

I still remember Vidhu Vinod Chopra explaining what RDB wanted to do originally for 1942 A Love Story.
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Reuben, be aware......you are throwing stones at hornets' nest...:lol: .

Actually, the latest fad is to show off who is a bigger fan of RDB. And the judging criteria is how much money you are spending on acquiring his musics on vinyl records. Even if you never listen to them.

2ndly, if you have all the numbers in digital format and listen to them religiously, you are not a big fan since you have not spent through your nose to get those records. Irrespective of you have a proper analogue setup or not. The reason sited towards glorification of records here are being original analogue sound. Then a 20k rupees record is played on a Philips record-player with a 75Rs. ceramic cartridge. So much so of "better SQ" of vinyl records. :rolleyes:

The social media like Facebook has boosted this trend. Here people post pics of their albums to show off their possession and cherish the "likes" earned by them. As soon as the record mentioned by the OP of this thread got sold for 460$ on the bay, some people started posting pictures of their RDB collections which consisted multiple copies of those so called expensive records.

So coming back to your question, the truth is, all these guys never actually care for RDB's music. For some, it's a way of getting a bit of social acknowledgement (which IMHO is nothing but foolishness). Others see this as business opportunity to earn some quick bucks. So either the music is good or bad or mediocre, it doesn't actually matter. What matters, either that record is earning you some money or some "likes" on the facebook. :)

Regards,
Bhaskar
 
bhaskarcan said:
Reuben, be aware......you are throwing stones at hornets' nest...:lol: .
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We grew up listening to RDB as dad was a big fan of his. RDB was unique but interesingly when Bappi arrived on the scene, he tended to run out of ideas. RDB has created some classics for bollywood and the stories/trivia behind these compositions and the man himself, is legendary.

In my opinnion, RDB is perhaps the most hyped bollywood personality in the media. I remember 3 months before Rajesh Khanna took ill, I was watching a program on Times Now which focused on the rotten side of his personality and how is was jealeous of Amitabh making it big and replacing him at the top. After his passing, the same channel talked off him as though he was the God of Bollywood :)
 
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bhaskarcan said:
The reason sited towards glorification of records here are being original analogue sound. Then a 20k rupees record is played on a Philips record-player with a 75Rs. ceramic cartridge. So much so of "better SQ" of vinyl records. :rolleyes:
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+1 to the 'money spent to be the fan' theory.:) Coming to turntables, let us not forget that the basic turntables were not really meant to play the LPs perfectly back in that time. Getting hold of a basic turntable and playing a mass market pressed LP on it and thinking that it is absolute nirvana is not a thinking of the informed. Just like the equipment we have today like the CD players, cassette players, televisions, etc. they all range from bliss to mediocre to crap! Hence, most of the mass players produced were mediocre and were not meant to playback perfectly. To make matters worse, some were crap too. It is just senti(mental?) value or the trending term 'analog' sound that creates the hoopla.

Also, before buying these LPs, one should think that back in the day, they were available for Rs. 30-45. :D

Sorry to play the spoil-sport:o
 
I buy only the stuff which I listen and nothing for collection purpose. I feel its sheer nonsense to collect things which are useless. For me that's dead investment which will for sure give me agony of impulse buying if does not give me satisfaction from listening.

@Bhaskar Sir, I placed picture of one Kishore Da LP on FB for some Kishore fan club members. It was for small group, still got many replies for getting mp3 of same.
 
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omishra said:
@Bhaskar Sir, I placed picture of one Kishore Da LP on FB for some Kishore fan club members. It was for small group, still got many replies for getting mp3 of same.
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So, the fire has spread to facebook too!:ohyeah:

I hope I am not missing serious discussion on vinyl on FB. Thanks to my many socially incompatible behavioral traits...not on facebook as yet! Sigh!
 
omishra said:
I buy only the stuff which I listen and nothing for collection purpose. I feel its sheer nonsense to collect things which are useless. For me that's dead investment which will for sure give me agony of impulse buying if does not give me satisfaction from listening.

@Bhaskar Sir, I placed picture of one Kishore Da LP on FB for some Kishore fan club members. It was for small group, still got many replies for getting mp3 of same.
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+1, The listeners will take any medium suitable for them, analogue or digital. And IMO there is no harm posting pics on FB or any other forum. That way we get to see lots of interesting records. But it becomes irritating when you realize that the person is doing it for showing off purpose only. Every record in their collection becomes a "rare" one :lol:. It's a childish thing to do.

Regards,
Bhaskar
 
i am a fan of RD and i have been listening to his songs ever since i was a kid (am 34 now ;).
i remember my father playing satte pe satta, shaan etc in the 80s in his philips 242 TT. once TTs and vinyls faded away, i started collecting his cassettes...and thn his MP3s...turning the clock back, i again indulged in listening to his records ever since i got my first TT..yes, i did pay a considerable amount of money to buy his records...but have got most of his numbers now and the list kinda stops here as the rare ones i cannot afford...the moment i ask some seller of a RD title, i'd get a similar answer "it's rare nowadays and in demand", i guess the demand factor is being doctored by the sellers themselves and by doing so they get a good chunk of margin.
there's a seller in Mumbai whom i had met last year. i took some RD's LPs from him at a very decent price. he said to me if i'd have been a die hard fan of RD, he would have charged double and if i had been a collector, probably the rate would have been sky high..
 
I love listening to R.D.Burman music. Off late I started procuring vinyls from 2008 onwards. Even if I paid a hefty sum of amount for few of the records. And now stopped with a very few records left which is somewhere between Rs. 15,000 to 30,000. The primary reason being those are the OSTs which I will probably not listen to in my listening cycle and secondary I can't afford. I will keep myself happy with what I have and my love for his music.
 
souravin said:
Lakhon Mein Ek first print LP is making buzz at New Gramophone House priced @ 15,000. :mad:

Lakhon Me Ek - MOCEC 7518(H) (Bollywood Rare) vinyl lp record
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Laakhon mein Ek record for only 15000. Now that's a deal :rolleyes:

I have almost all his songs digitised and I am happy with them. I buy an LP only if it is cheap enough. I am thinking of making a rule that if its mp3 is available, I won't get the LP. That way I will get more rare titles hopefully besides saving some hard earned money. In many cases, I found the LP weren't that better than the cd audio or even the soundtrack rip :)
 
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